I first became familiar with Rich Johnson through his column on survival in “Outdoor Life” magazine, which appears to me to offer basic, practical information.  He now has a book you should have in your collection of books on survival.  It’s Rich Johnson’s Guide to Wilderness Survival, a 336 page paperback.

If you’re not familiar with Johnson, you’ll appreciate this colorful minibio from Amazon.com.  “Rich Johnson  is one of America’s best-known experts on wilderness survival. An Army Special Forces veteran, Rich lived for a year in a remote region of Utah with his family, staying in caves, a wikiup, and an abandoned mine shack and eating snakes, lizards, chipmunks, rabbits, insects, just about anything that wandered by. Rich has written and starred in several non-fiction books and survival videos and has published thousands of articles on outdoor subjects.”

According to Amazon.com’s description of the book, it offers “expert advice on staying safe in the outdoors from one of America’s best-known survival writers.   The best way to survive an extreme situation in the wilderness is to avoid it in the first place, says Rich Johnson in this refreshing new guide to outdoor survival skills.  Avoiding both the rigid "primitive skills" ideology and macho, military/survivalist posturing, Johnson focuses on proven, easily implemented methods to handle emergency situations in an easy, low-stress manner.”

            Since longer days and the promise of warmer weather may have you thinking about spending time outdoors on treks, camping, etc., you can get mentally prepared by going through this book.  To order Rich Johnson’s Guide to Wilderness Survival, click on the picture of the book below, and you’ll be taken to the page on Amazon.com where this book is featured.